Day
before yesterday, 22 Jun 2017, I began a series of my transcriptions
of handwritten records for some of my ancestors. I started with a
recorded copy of the will of my 6th great-grandfather Aaron
Albertson from Perquimans County North Carolina. Today I am doing
part 1 of the will of Aaron's son, my 5th great-grandfather, Benjamin
Albertson, written 21 Sep 1800 and probated at November term in 1800.
If you find any errors please contact me.
122 State
of North Carolina }
Perquimans
County } I Benjamin Albertson SenR of this place
aforesaid
being weak in body, but of Sound and disposing mind &
memory,
do make and ordain these presents to be & contain my
last
Will & Testament in the following manner & form
First
It is my will that all the Just debts which may be owing from one
at
the time of my decease & all necessary Expenses be Well &
truly
paid
out of my estate in due time.
Item I
give to my beloved wife Mary Albertson during her natural
Life
the use of one third part of my plantation [ ]what Houses
she
shall have need of with privledge of fire wood & Rail
Timber
for her necessary use.
Item I
give to my said Wife & her disposal, Two feather Beads &
furniture
One
Horse & Saddle Two Cows & Calves & one Heifer two years
old and
all
my Hogs, Three Ewes & Lambs, all my pewter, One Chest, one
Trunk,
One Linning Wheel, One Iron pot with hooks and trammel
one
large Bible, one Table, Six Chairs, one horse cart, and Mare,
only
for my son Joshua to have the two first Colts which the
Sd
Mare Shall Bring ----
Item I
give & bequeath to my Son Benjamin Albertson & his heirs &
assigns
forever, one half of my plantation & Land, the part
joining
Richard Sanders line, to be divided by a straight line
from
the River to the head--
Item I
give & bequeath the other half of my plantation & Land unto
my
sons
Aron & Joshua Albertson, to be equally divided between them
to
them their heirs & assigns forever.
Item I
give to my [ ] Son Joshua Albertson one feather Bed &
furniture
and
one Heifer --
Item I
give to my daughter Phariby Albertson one feather Bed & furniture
One
cow & Calf one Saddle & One Linen Wheel.
Item I
give to my daughter Miriam Anderson Forty Shillings
Item I
give to my son Joseph Albertson Forty Shillings.
[to
be continued tomorrow]
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